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Originally Posted by Kevin
If it's regulated, I think it'll do exactly the opposite. Regulate it, bring it out in the open, have regular inspections, testing and disclosures, tax the heck out of it, etc. If regulated well, there will be much less incentive to do business illegally. By failing to regulate it, the floodgates are just as open, but we're doing little or nothing to combat it. So far, we have around 2 centuries worth of history in the country with prohibition in this area... and for that same amount of time, any enforcemtn has been a dismal failure. Perhaps it's time to do something different?
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I don't know - there's never really been an "efficient market" for prostitutes, has there? . . . I realize this is nerdy as hell, but it seems like 'regulation' could take on many forms, including the (unfortunate) craigslist.com variety.